Douche



D. R. COOPER.

DOUCHE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1920.

1,401,675, Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

UNH'ED STATE earner caries.

DANIEL RICHARD COOPER, 0F GORE, ZEALAND, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF T0 CHARLESWILLIAM ANDERSON AND FLORENCE LOUISA HOWORTII, BOTH OF WELLINGTON, NEWZEALAND.

DOUCHE.

' Application filed May 4,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL Rrorrano COOPER, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing in Gore, in the Dominion of NewZealand, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Douches; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same.

This invention relates to improvements in douches or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a douche that will moreeffectively cleanse the vaginal orifice, that can be readily adapted foruse as an enema, and that can be readily sterilized.

The invention will be described with the aid of the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the assembled apparatus,

Fig. 2 is a plan of the douche nozzle.

Fig. 3 is an enema nozzle shown screwed into the tube connection shownin Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a modified form of nozzle.

Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to Fig. 1, the upperportion of the head or nozzle 1, is provided with ridges 2, sloping in adownward direction as shown, and the lower portion of the head or nozzleis provided with other ridges 3, sloping in an upward direction asshown, and the dome orv top 1, of the nozzle is provided with ridges 5,running crosswise.

Liquid emission holes 6 are located in the walls of the head or nozzle1, at the bottom of the ridges 2, and are preferably directed upward asshown. Other liquid emission holes 7, are located in the walls of thehead or nozzle 1, at the bottom of the ridges 3, as shown. The top alsoof the head or nozzle is provided with a liquid emission hole 8, (Fig.2), and the ridges 5, above referred to are preferably made to run fromsaid liquid emission hole 8. Additional liquid emission holes may bemade in the top.

or dome if desired.

Between the ridges 2 and 3 is a space 9 in which may be located otherliquid emission holes 10. The liquid emission holes 6, 7, 8, and 10,make communication with the passage 11, within the head or nozzle 1. Thetube 12, is screw-threaded at 13, and adapted to be screwed into thenozzle 1. The tube connection 14 is threaded and may SpecificationofLetters Patent. Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

1920. Serial no. 378,926.

be screwed on to the pipe 12, which is threaded therefor at 15. hen therubber tubing 16 from the douche can (not shown in the drawings) isconnected to the nipple 18, the apparatus is ready for use.

In operation when the device is inserted into the vaginal passage andmoved up and down therein, the ridges 2 and 3, act as scrapers, whilethe flow of liquid from the douche can through the liquid emission holeswill effectively irrigate and cleanse the sides of the orifice. Bygiving the device a slight rotatory movement, the ridges 5 scrape andcleanse the top portion of the said passage.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the nozzle 1 hastwo ridges 20 and 21, located at its upper end. Holes 22, are providedfor the escape of air and emission of water. The top of the nozzle isopen as shown, thereby permitting a large supply of water at the top.

The device may be readily used for administering an enema by means ofthe tube connection shown in Fig. 3. The screwthreaded portion 19 of theenema nozzle is screwed into the threaded portion of the tube connection14, and the enema may then be administered in the ordinary way.

By unscrewing the nozzle 1, an ordinary nozzle may be screwed upon thetube 12 if desired.

What I claim is:

1. In apparatus of the kind and for the purpose described, a head ornozzle, downwardsloping ridges arranged in parallel planes upon theupper part of the said head or nozzle, upward sloping ridges arranged inparallel planes upon the lower part of said nozzle and liquid emissionholes leading preferably to the sloping. sides of said ridges,substantially as described.

2. In apparatus of the kind and for the purpose described, a head ornozzle, ridges arranged in parallel planes upon the upper part of saidnozzle, liquid emission holes leading to the spaces between said ridges,the top of said nozzle being open to permit a large supply of water forcleansing purposes, substantially as described.

3. In apparatus of the kind and for the purpose described, a head ornozzle, downward sloping ridges arranged in parallel planes upon theupper part of said head or nozzle, upward sloping ridges arranged inparallel planes upon the lower part of said emission means on the top ofthe said head or nozzle whereby the water emitted from 15 the top ofsaid nozzle is used to irrigate said ridges and cleanse the top of thepassage, substantially as described. i

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of 20 two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL RICHARD COOPER.

Witnesses:

SYDNEY H. HIGGS, NORA MUIR.

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